News Across Tennessee

The city of Columbia has announced the results of a special census have shown a 17.26% population increase since 2020. The special census counted 48,885 individuals and 21,492 housing units. This data provides a more current and detailed snapshot of the city’s population and housing landscape than...

Ground has been broken on the first major upgrade to McMinnville’s water treatment plant in 64 years. The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a $15,626,000 bid to overhaul the facility, originally built in 1961. Funding for the project comes from $6 million in loans, more than $7.5...

BWXT Enrichment Operations, LLC, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc., will establish a facility for the manufacturing of centrifuge assemblies in Oak Ridge near Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). As part of the project, BWXT plans to create at least 60 new jobs and invest at least $45 million...

The Bristol Police Department has received its fifth re-accreditation from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA). The presentation was made during the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) meeting held in Nashville in April. The Bristol Police Department successfully...

The city of Parkers Crossroads has received $7,500 from the Tennessee Wars Commission Grant Fund to perform a geological survey to locate the graves of Confederate soldiers buried following the Battle of Parkers Crossroads on Dec. 31, 1862. About 368 acres of the former battlefield have been...

Johnson City Parks and Recreation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the Tweetsie Storybook Trail. The trail, located along a 400-foot stretch near the 4.2-mile marker of the Tweetsie. Children who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony received a copy of the book “The Courage of the Little...

The city of Greenback has broken ground on a new sewer system, which will install 64 new low-pressure pumps and sewer lines. The new system will improve drainage during severe weather and allow the expansion of local businesses. Pictured from left to right: Chad Johnson, TASS Distribution Manager...

Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport had the most growth in passenger traffic of the top 100 airports in the country last year. Recent data from the U.S. Department of Transportation found the airport grew more than 18% in passenger traffic, serving about 3.3 million passengers for the first time in its...

The city of LaFollette has received a $2,875,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to improve water infrastructure. The loan was approved by the Tennessee Local Development Authority. of LaFollette loan comes from the...

Officials have opened a new Story Book Trail in Bristol’s scenic Steele Creek Park as part of efforts to promote childhood literacy. Located along the arboretum path to the Lakeside Trail, the project was funded with a grant from the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) at the request of the...

Officials dedicated the newly completed Mid-Field Apron at the Music City Executive Airport (MCEA) in Gallatin. MCEA has experienced a tremendous amount of growth over the last several years with yearly operations growing 700% in the last six years. The airport has received more than $7 million in...

The Chattanooga Fire Department and Hamilton County Emergency Management have unveiled a state-of-the-art $3 million fire training tower. The new facility will provide realistic, hands-on training to ensure our crews are ready for any emergency. The tower replaces an older facility that was 50 years...